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Swisslog wins two contracts for AutoStore projects in Switzerland

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Swisslog, a member of the Kuka Group, has strengthened its position as the leading integrator in the AutoStore field with two new contracts totalling 10 m euro.

In addition to an order from Winterhalter + Fenner AG, a leading Swiss electrical goods wholesaler, the company has also secured its next contract from Competec Logistik AG, a group of companies from Switzerland specialising in trade and logistics.

The order from Winterhalter + Fenner, a member of the Sonepar-Suisse Group and a global leader in B2B electrical goods wholesale, is for the planning and implementation of an AutoStore system in Wallisellen near Zürich.

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Kuka receives ‘major contract’ from US automotive company

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Kuka says it has received a “major systems engineering contract” from one of the largest US automotive manufacturers.

The industrial robot maker did not name the customer but says the order volume lies in the “high double-digit million euro range”.

The contract is for the design and installation of a highly flexible manufacturing system to produce body components for a mid-size vehicle in the sport utility car segment. [Read more…] about Kuka receives ‘major contract’ from US automotive company

Harman opens new automotive software development facility in Poland

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Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has opened a new office facility in Łódź, Poland to accommodate its “growing talent” in automotive software development in the country.

Harman says its new office offers “an open, collaborative, and superior work environment” for the company’s current and future staff.

It adds that the facility has several progressive design elements that will enhance employee collaboration across teams.  [Read more…] about Harman opens new automotive software development facility in Poland

AGCO modernises Brazilian agricultural machinery factory

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AGCO, a agricultural machinery firm, has allocated R$ 60 million for the modernisation and application of new technologies at the company’s plant in Santa Rosa (RS), Brazil, which is responsible for the production of harvesters, combines and headers of Massey Ferguson, Valtra and Challenger brands.

The investment plan began in 2016 and integrates the company’s strategy of preparing the plant for the launch of products with high on-board technology.

Among the improvements made in the plant is Dyno, a new system that simulates the quality level of combines in operation in the field, before they are delivered to the farmer.

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B&R presents fully integrated cameras for automation

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B&R Automation‘s entry into the machine vision market is led by two camera variants: Smart Sensor and Smart Camera.

As the hardware is fully integrated in the automation system, the cameras can be synchronised to machine functions with microsecond precision.

The Smart Sensor is designed to implement a single machine vision functionality, such as QR code reading or position detection.

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BISTel launches equipment checking and predictive maintenance solution

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BISTel, a provider of adaptive intelligence (A.I.) solutions for smarter manufacturing, has announced a new, real-time, equipment health monitoring and predictive maintenance solution, HMP.

HMP provides real-time fault detection, classification and predictive analytics to let customers know when equipment might fail or will require servicing. In addition, it lets customers know the remaining useful life (RUL) of their equipment.

For semiconductor, electronics, automotive, steel and industrial manufacturers, HMP gives an early warning system to let engineers know when a problem might occur.

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Smart city technology developer Quantela to receive $10 million investment

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Quantela, a smart city automation and artificial intelligence developer, says it is receiving a $10 million equity investment from Digital Alpha to scale its global business.

Digital Alpha will also fund innovative revenue-sharing financing for key public sector customers around the world.

Silicon Valley-headquartered Quantela is using the $10m investment by Digital Alpha for market expansion and to enable a deeper presence in strategic locations across the US and Europe.  [Read more…] about Smart city technology developer Quantela to receive $10 million investment

Plus One Robotics raises $8.3 million in Series A funding round

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Plus One Robotics, a 3D vision and controls developer for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce markets, has raised $8.3 million in its Series A investment round.

The funding round was led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital, with participation from Zebra Technologies. Also participating in the round were Schematic Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, TCL Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Dynamo, and First Star Ventures.

Erik Nieves, Plus One Robotics CEO, says: “We are delighted to add two more firms with deep roots in logistics and supply chain to our leadership.”  [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics raises $8.3 million in Series A funding round

Daimler and Bosch choose San Jose as pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service

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Two giants of the global automotive industry – Daimler Mercedes-Benz and Bosch – have chosen San José as the pilot city for their automated on-demand ride-hailing service.

These companies tend to use the word “automated” to mean autonomous or driverless.

The test area will be the San Carlos-Stevens Creek corridor between downtown and west San José.

The on-demand ride-hailing service app will offer an automated driving experience to a selected user community.  [Read more…] about Daimler and Bosch choose San Jose as pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service

Robotiq introduces improvements to ‘world’s best-selling’ grippers for collaborative robots

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Robot peripherals manufacturer Robotiq says it has improved its 2F-85 and 2F-140 Adaptive Grippers for collaborative robots.

The company claims the grippers are “the world’s best-selling grippers for collaborative robots”.

The improvements are designed to increase robustness, safety, and customizability.  [Read more…] about Robotiq introduces improvements to ‘world’s best-selling’ grippers for collaborative robots

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